140 Years of Italy-Korea Relations: 1884-2024
International Conference organised by the Luiss Department of Political Science, the Korea Foundation and Hankuk University for Foreign Studies.
9:00 am Registration
9:30 am Welcoming Remarks
Giovanni Orsina Head of the Department of Political Science, Luiss University
H.E. Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Italy
H.E. Emilia Gatto Italian Ambassador to Korea
Raffaele Marchetti Director Center for International and Strategic Studies-CISS, Luiss University
Sihong Kim Dean of the Faculty of European Studies & Jean Monnet Chair, Hankuk University for Foreign Studies
10:00 am Setting the Scene: 140 Years of Korea-Italy Relations
Chair
Silvia Menegazzi Junior Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and International Relations, Luiss University
Participants
Sihong Kim Dean Faculty of European Studies & Jean Monnet Chair, Hankuk University for Foreign Studies
Overview of 140 Years of Korea-Italy Relations
Antonio Fiori Associate Professor of History and Institutions of Asia, University of Bologna (remote)
Political relations between Italy and the ROK
Min Sang Cho Professor in Korean Studies, University of Milan
Koreans in Italy and Italians in Korea
11:15 am Political and Security Dimensions
Chair
Sihong Kim Dean Faculty of European Studies & Jean Monnet Chair, Hankuk University for Foreign Studies
Participants
Nicola Casarini Senior Research Associate, Institute of International Affairs - IAI
Italy-Korea Cooperation in Security and Defense
Thomas Christiansen Professor of EU Studies, Luiss University
Youngah Guahk Lecturer of Asian Studies, Luiss University
EU-Korea Relations
Giorgio Cuscito Board Member, Limes
1:45 pm Economy, Tech & Science
Chair
Jeonghun Han Professor of Korean Politics, Seoul National University
Participants
Taehyun Oh Senior Researcher, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy - KIEP
Economic Relations between Korea and Italy
Francesco Canganella Professor of Microbiology, University of Tuscia
Cooperation on R&D, Science and Technology
3:15 pm Public Diplomacy and Cultural Cooperation
Chair
Youngah Guahk Lecturer in Asian Studies, Luiss University
Participants
Silvia Menegazzi Junior Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and International Relations, Luiss University
Cultural Cooperation between Italy and Korea
Byungjin Choi Director of the Department of Italian Studies, Hankuk University for Foreign Studies
Italian Education in Korea
Jeonghun Han Professor of Korean Politics, Seoul National University
Italy in Korean Media
Ye Jin Chun Director, Korean Cultural Institute
4:15 pm Concluding Remarks